Joint Warfare Analysis Center
Col. Michael R. Orr, USMC
Before 1994, JWAC was a department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Yet, its earliest form began as a program office during the 1981 Iran hostage rescue mission. At that time, several employees working in F Department answered a request from the Pentagon to help with one aspect of the mission. Although the rescue mission ultimately failed, the ideas that had been developed for it took
root and grew. Over the years, JWAC’s mission has evolved and expanded to stay relevant to the evolving threats facing our country. Beginning in 2004 and in every year since, the command has deployed dozens of civilian and military analysts to theater to provide direct customer support to battlefield commanders. It currently keeps about half a dozen employees deployed to theater for this purpose.
Commander Joint Warfare Analysis Center
Our Mission:
The Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) provides combatant commands, Joint Staff, and other customers with precise technical solutions to carry out the national security and military strategies of the United States. JWAC maintains and enhances its ability to conduct comprehensive technical analysis.
Our Vision:
Revolutionary technical solutions on time, every time, to support national security.
Overview: Mr. Robert A. Tolhurst, Jr. Executive Director Joint Warfare Analysis Center
Military: 46 Civilian: 502, Contractors: 37
Since 1994, the Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) has provided timely and accurate engineering and scientific analysis to military commanders and government officials to advance the national security strategy of the United States.
To accomplish its mission, JWAC uses information provided by its partners in the intelligence community to analyze some of the most complex problems faced by military and civilian leaders alike and, by applying rigorous analytical methods, recommends solutions to these problems. It handles both crisis operations and contingency planning. Among its customers are combatant commands, the Joint Staff, and civilian agencies like the Departments of State and Treasury.
Total Employees: 585 Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren
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